What’s the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan?

The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan is a new payment option in the prescription drug law that works with your current drug coverage to help you manage your out-of-pocket costs for drugs covered by your plan by spreading them across the calendar year (January–December).

Starting in 2025, anyone with a Medicare drug plan or Medicare health plan with drug coverage (like a Medicare Advantage Plan with drug coverage) can use this payment option.

All plans offer this payment option, and participation is voluntary.

This payment option might help you manage your monthly expenses, but it doesn’t save you money or lower your drug costs.

Questions: Before signing up, please contact the Hartsville pharmacy staff at 843-339-5530 to speak with someone directly.

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Krista M. Poulton, FNP-BC

Krista M. Poulton, FNP-BC

Krista M. Poulton, FNP-BC, is a Family Nurse Practitioner who practices Medication Assisted Treatment services with CareSouth Carolina's ROADS Team. She attended Lincoln Memorial University where she received her Master of Science Degree in Nursing.

Specialty:
Medication Assisted Treatment Services

Education:

  • Lincoln Memorial University - Master of Science in Nursing, FNP Concentration, Harrogate, TN
  • University of Virginia at Wise - Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Wise, VA
  • Carson-Newman College - Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Jefferson City, TN
  • Virginia Highlands Community College - Applied Science Degree in Nursing, Abingdon, VA

Professional Experience:

  • Low Country Urgent Care, Nurse Practitioner — Cheraw, SC
  • OVP Health, Nurse Practitioner
  • Reliant Post-Acute Care Solutions, Clinical Networking Manager — Abingdon, VA
  • Tidelands Health System, Clinical Documentation Specialist — Murrells Inlet, SC
  •  CVS CareMark, Family Nurse Practitioner — Minute Clinic, Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Bristol Regional Medical Center, Case Manager for Intensive Care Units — Bristol, TN

Certifications:

  • ANCC - Family Nurse Practitioner
  • FMCSA - Certified Medical Examiner
  • Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse (Virginia, South Carolina)
  • Registered Nurse (Tennessee, Compact State License)
  • BLS Certification
  • DEA license (South Carolina)

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